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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
8
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Mary and a valve with stray terms about a map and a river route. The readable bits point to a minor, unresolved detail rather than a full story. The piece appears as a clipped scrap rather than a complete report.
A good rain fell in East Trego last Monday night easing drought concerns. Larvest likely to begin July 1 after delays. Jon Glass and family visited Leo Wagg and family Sunday. Rev Westerman of the M E church expected home from Kansas City this week. Eastern papers report heavy rains in southeast Kansas late last week. Millet kafir and feterita crops from last year poor germination. Y M C A High School building and Cromb Merril garage work in Ellis proceeding. Dr Talbot and family of Ellis left for Oregon for his wife's health.
John Weidman bought a good horse last Saturday. The dedication of the new parsonage was held Tuesday all day. Miss Mollie Bauer of Wa-Keeney works for Mrs. John Lohman. Crops look fine and Bains are numerous. Godfrey Eichman helps fence on Geo. Koleber’s farm this week. Theodore Folkers party last Saturday was well attended with a No. 1 time reported. Mr. and Mrs. James Benisech visited near Ogallala with the Hubelek family. Misses Louise and Blanche McKinley left for Gorham to visit grandparents. Jacob Blohm left for Russell after ten weeks with the Weidmans. Veda Local 742 notes next meeting at Yoda School House on Saturday, June 24 at 3:30 pm. members with applications should attend as it will be the last meeting until harvest. Richard Owens urges attendance.
Advertises sale of mares and horses with weights 2700, 3000, and 2500 pounds, credit terms until January 1 on banknote, sale location at Walt Park's after June 27, with additional notes on local social events, residents traveling, and community notices from Wa-Keeney Kansas. Includes attendance at theater and church events, a bond election result, and local agricultural notes.
Roy Rinker visited his brother Harry during commencement week. George Smee will spend the summer in Washington county where he has employment. Almost all of the members of the Prego County club were for their homes immediately after examination.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a 35 year trusted remedy for catarrh promising relief after short use. The text blends medical claims with a testimonial style and lists a Toledo address for samples, followed by a separate critique of public opinion figures opposing local initiatives.
Osborne Farmer argues against a perfect community without contrary people. He says opposition is inevitable, part of societal balance, and not to be eradicated. The piece stresses old times lacked electricity and cars, yet dissent remains a constant element in progress.
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